There's an opportunity to visit some of southern Arizona's best museums this weekend, on the cheap.
As part of the Smithsonian institute's nationwide Museum Day this Saturday, Sept. 22, 13 museums and cultural institutions are offering free admission for the day.
To participate -- find the museum you want to visit on the Smithsonian's website, download a ticket, print it out and bring it to the institution Saturday. The ticket allows free admission for two people, and only one ticket per email address is allowed.
And that's not the only free fun this Saturday -- Sept. 22 is also National Public Lands Day. That means free admission to Saguaro National Park, the Coronado National Forest, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area and more.
Here's the full list of the participating museums on Saturday:
- Arizona History Museum
- 949 E. 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Arizona State Museum
- 1013 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721
- Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Amerind Museum
- 2100 N. Amerind Road, Dragoon, AZ 85609
- Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum
- 5 Copper Queen Plaza, Bisbee, AZ 85603
- Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
- 6300 N. Swan Rd., Tucson, AZ 85718
- Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Fort Lowell Museum
- 2900 N Craycroft Road, Tucson, AZ 85712
- Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Museum of Casa Grande
- 110 West Florence Blvd., Casa Grande, AZ 85122
- Hours: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Museum of Contemporary Art
- 265 S. Church Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701
- Hours: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tohono Chul
- 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tubac Center of the Arts
- 9 Plaza Road, Tubac, AZ 85646
- Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
- 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ 85646
- Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tucson Botanical Gardens
- 2150 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712
- Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tucson Desert Art Museum
- 7000 E Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ 85715
- Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- University of Arizona Museum of Art
- 1031 N. Olive Road, Tucson, AZ 85721
- Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
